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England are back in action on Friday evening and resume their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a trip to the National Stadium in Ta’Qali. There, Gareth Soughate’s side are in action against Malta in Group C – a meeting off top against bottom in the early stages of this series. Two wins over Ukraine and Italy have put the Three Lions well and truly in the driving seat to comfortably qualify for the finals, given the top two in each group will head through to play in Germany. Malta, meanwhile, have lost both their games against Italy and North Macedonia.…
The 72nd match of the 2023 Vitality T20 Blast will see Middlesex and Kent go head-to-head on Friday, June 16. This is a South Group fixture that will begin at 10:45 PM IST at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. Middlesex have thoroughly been outplayed in all their league matches so far. They are languishing at the bottom of the South Group points table and are yet to get a taste of their maiden victory of this Vitality T20 Blast season. Their Net Run Rate (NRR) is in shambles standing at -1.368 and they will need to collectively do something out…
Host Worcestershire will be looking to end their losing streak when they take on Warwickshire in the North Group game of the 2023 T20 Blast tournament played at New Road in Worcester on Friday. In their previous match, Worcestershire suffered 26-run defeat at the hands of Yorkshire. The county side will be looking to make a strong comeback in a bid to end their three-match losing streak against Warwickshire. On the other hand, Warwickshire registered a comfortable 30-run win over Northamptonshire, courtesy excellent performances from Sam Hain, Alex Davies, Dan Mousley and Moeen Ali. With this result, Warwickshire have climbed…
Colombia will face Iraq at the Mestalla on Friday in a friendly clash between the two nations. Los Cafeteros endured an underwhelming World Cup qualification campaign last year, prompting the exit of manager Reinaldo Rueda with Argentine boss Nestor Lorenzo coming in as the new coach. They beat Japan in their most recent outing, with Jhon Duran and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Rafael Santos Borre getting on the scoresheet to overturn an early deficit. Colombia are set to face Germany in a friendly next week and will be looking to begin their preparations for the game this weekend. Iraq have enjoyed a…
The international break features another set of matches this week as Poland lock horns with Hansi Flick’s Germany side in a friendly encounter at the National Stadium in Warsaw on Friday. Germany were held to a disappointing 3-3 draw by Ukraine last week and have not been at their best in recent months. Die Mannschaft are the hosts of Euro 2024 and have automatically secured qualification for the tournament. Poland have also largely failed to meet expectations on the international stage in recent years and are currently in second place in their qualifying group. The home side edged Albania to…
Serbia face Jordan at the Generali Arena on Friday (June 16) in a friendly. The Eagles have enjoyed a strong start to their Euro 2024 qualifiers. They beat Montenegro 2-0 in their last game, with Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic coming off the bench to score both goals. Serbia return to competitive action next week when they face Bulgaria in the qualifiers and will look to begin their preparations for the clash this weekend. Jordan, meanwhile, are enjoying a good run of results under Adnan Hamad as they continue their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup in January next year. They…
Finland and Slovenia go head-to-head at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in the 2024 European Championship qualifiers on Friday (June 16). The hosts got their quest for a place in the Euro 2024 back on track with a narrow 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in March. Before that, Markku Kanerva’s men were on a five-game winless run, losing thrice, including a 3-1 defeat to Denmark in their group curtain-raiser on March 23. Finland, who’re fourth in Group H, will look to pick up two back-to-back wins for the first time since November 2021 and strengthen their stake for a place in…
Afghanistan cricket team’s star spinner Rashid Khan has taken the fastest 100 wickets in ODI cricket so far, scalping a century of wickets in just 44 matches. The closest to him is Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc, who managed to attain the milestone in 52 games. Unlike Test cricket, where bowlers have an undue advantage early on, or in T20 cricket, where batsmen must take risks to score more in limited deliveries, ODI cricket allows batsmen the perfect blend of time and opportunity to stall and accelerate their innings. Hence, taking wickets in the 50-over format becomes all the more…
USA is going head to head with Mexico starting on 16 Jun 2023 at 02:00 UTC at Allegiant Stadium stadium, Las Vegas city, USA. The match is a part of the CONCACAF Nations League, Finals. As the road to the Concacaf Nations League final continues, the United States men’s national team look to extend their undefeated streak over Mexico to six straight games. While historically these are evenly matched teams, lately the United States has had the upper hand with El Tri not winning a contest since 2019. It’s a run that has seen the Red, White, and Blue capture…
With the CONCACAF Gold Cup just around the corner, Costa Rica and Guatemala meet for a friendly at Dignity Health Sports Park, the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Both sides will be keen to gather some momentum ahead of the upcoming tournament in the United States and Canada, with the opening match taking place next weekend. Costa Rica’s CONCACAF Nations League campaign ended in disappointment back in March, as Los Ticos suffered a 1-0 defeat against Panama to finish four points behind Los Canaleros in Group B. Despite claiming a couple of straightforward victories over minnows Martinique, Costa Rica…
Honduras and Venezuela face off at Audi Field in an international friendly clash on Friday morning. The game is one of a pair of tune-up games for Los Catrachos in preparation for the imminent Gold Cup, while there is little riding on the game for the Red Wine. Diego Vasquez’s Honduras’ Gold Cup journey begins imminently, but the Central American nation have two friendly games to play before facing Mexico on June 26. The first of those two matches brings them head to head with Venezuela, looking to build momentum before the competition starts. Their form has been sketchy, with…
Singapore and Papua New Guinea square off in a friendly on Friday (June 16). Singapore claimed a 1-0 win over Macao in their last international fixture in March, thanks to Lionel Tan’s 66th-minute winner. Papua New Guinea, meanwhile, have not been in action since a 1-0 winniver Fiji in a friendly in October 2022. Niguel Dabinyaba’s 23rd-minute goal was the difference between the two sides. Singapore have two friendlies lined up in this international window. They face Solomon Islands two days later, while PNG square off against Malaysia next week. image credit : – sports Match Details: Match: Singapore vs…
Jamaica will face Qatar at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt on Thursday in a friendly clash between the two nations. After an underwhelming CONCACAF Nations League campaign, the Reggae Boyz appointed manager Heimir Hallgrímsson but they are yet to come alive under the Icelandic boss. They played out a 2-2 draw against Mexico last time out and were perhaps fortunate to have picked up the sole point. Jamaica will face Jordan in another friendly after their midweek clash against Qatar, with both games meant to serve as preparatory outings ahead of their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign which kicks off in the…
When making a prediction for Hong Kong, we take into account that the team played only two matches this year, which were of a friendly nature. First, the Hong Kong team tied 1-1 with Singapore, and then lost to Malaysia with the score 0:2. Wards Andersen show a rather weak attacking game and rarely score more than one goal. It is worth noting that over the past eight confrontations, the team caught five looses with a total score of 0:16. When forming a prediction for Vietnam, it is worth noting that the team this year held five confrontations that took…
Cambodia host Bangladesh at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on Thursday for an international friendly. The Angkor Warriors play for just the second time this year, having last been seen in action in January 2023 against Thailand in the AFF Championship. It ended in a 3-1 loss for Cambodia, which also put paid to their progression hopes. Teerasil Dangda opened the scoring for Thailand from the penalty spot in the added minutes of the first half before Sumanya Purisai made it 2-0 just five minutes into the restart. Sien Chanthia pulled a goal back for Cambodia in the…